Roller skate



April 14, 1931. I P, FEHRE 1,801,230

ROLLER SKATE Filed Dec. 14 1928 mad. 1. 2

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JAWJ iii/Z92 INVENTOR 0 WITNESS; W ATTORNEY Patented A r. 14, 1931 PAULFEHRE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ROLLER SKATE Application filed December 14, 1928. Serial No. 325,947.

This invention relates to improvements in roller skates and hasparticular reference to a two wheel skate.

The primary object of the invention resides in a two wheel skate inwhich the foot rest is pivotally mounted in the skate frame to enablethe user to tilt the same forward to engage the ground to obtain a firmpurchase by which a forward propelling action may be had without fear ofthe skate slipping backward.

Another object of the invention is to provide a roller skate having atiltable foot rest which may be tilted into engagement with the groundat the will of the skater to set up a breaking action to retard theforward momentum of the skate.

A further object is the provision of a roller skate having the abovementioned features, which is simple of construction, easy to operate,and strong and durable for the purpose intended.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certainnovel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevational viewshowing my improved roller skate in use. Figure 2 is a side elevation ofmy roller skate with parts broken away in section.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure l is a vertical transverse sectional View on the line H of Figure3.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral 10designates my improved roller skate in its entirety, which includes aframe 11 which is continuous to provide parallel side rails 12 and endloops 13 which constitute front and rear bumpers. The ends of the siderails are stepped up from the intermediate portion which is disposed inclose proximity to the ground to give the frame a low center of gravity,while front and rear wheels 14: and 15 respectively are journalledbetween the side rails Within the stepped up ends. Although theconventional type of bearings have been shown in the drawing, it will beunderstood that in practice the wheels will be journalled in ballbearings.

Pivoted mediate the wheels 14 and 15 is a foot rest or pedal 16, thepivot 17 of which is disposed forward of the transverse center so thatthe ieel end of the foot rest over-balances the toe between the siderails 12 interend. A transverse stop bar 18 bridges the side railsbeneath the heel end of the foot rest to normally support the foot reston a horizontal plane. The toe end of the foot rest 16 has its undersidebevelled as at 19 for engagement with the ground when the weight of theskater is placed on the toe end for a purpose to be hereinafterexplained.

Attaching straps 20 are carried by the toe and heel ends of the footrest by which the skate may be securely attached to the foot of a user.

In practice, a pair of skates 10 are attached to the two feet of a useras shown in Figure 1 of the drawing, and in use, one of the skaters feetis tilted forward to cause the toe end of the foot rest to engage theground to give the skate a firm purchase thereon which will enable theskater to give himself a forward push, the foot rest of the other skatebeing free of the ground. These two positions are clearly shown inFigure 1 and it will be seen that by alternately engaging the foot restsof the two skates with the ground, the skater may propel himself forward at a high speed. When suificient speed 8 has been maintained bothfoot rests may be rocked back free of the ground and the skates allowedto coast. The foot rests may also be used as brakes when it is desiredto stop, at which time either or both may be engaged with the ground todrag thereover. The degree of braking action is controlled by theforward pressure applied to the foot rests.

While I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodimentof my inven- 9 tion, it is obvious that many of the details may bevaried without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention, andI therefore do not limit myself to the exact details of constructionherein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my inventionlimited only by the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is A roller skate comprising a frame, said frameincluding a continuous outer structure and having wheels journalledtherein, a foot rest pivotally mounted in said frame between saidwheels, the axis of the pivot being forward of the transverse center ofsaid foot rest so that the heel end overloalances the toe end thereof astop on said frame in the path of the heel end of said foot rest forpreventing backward tilting thereof,

whereby the toe end of saidfoot rest may be tilted forward intoengagement with the surface over which said roller skate is adapted totravel, said toe end being beveled for slidable engagement with theground surface, and said frame including looped bumper portions, atfront and rear, outside of both wheels, and attaching means carried bysaid foot rest for securing said roller skate to the foot of a user.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. I PAUL FEHRE,

